24-Hour Summer Kick-Off Celebrations Wait Times

Disney will be doing their 24-hour summer kickoff for the third year at both Disneyland and Walt Disney World. As in the past, this year’s summer kickoff events starts at 6 AM on the Friday before Memorial Day. Disney did their first 24-hour event “One More Disney Day” on February 29, 2012. Disneyland Resort’s event “Diamond Celebration 24-Hour Kickoff” will be the opening night for the three new nighttime spectaculars: “Paint the Night” Parade, “Disneyland Forever” Fireworks, and “World of Color – Celebrate! The Wonderful World of Walt Disney.” Expect large crowds at both Disneyland parks with guests wanting to be the first to see the nighttime spectaculars. The best viewing spots will be taken very early as guests will camp out for hours before the shows. Our attraction wait times do not totally capture the crowds of people in the park. Walt Disney World’s event will be “24-hour Summer Kickoff” and will celebrate the start of the “Coolest Summer Ever.” There are no details on what will make this the “coolest summer ever,” or what will make this year’s event any different than last year’s. “Frozen Summer Fun” does not start until June 7, at Disney Hollywood’s Studio and is a copy of last years activities.

For this blog post we are look back at wait times for 2013 and 2014. We can assume that 2015 attraction wait times will be similar. The tables show the average posted wait times in two hour increments, and the charts shows the detail data and the 2015 predicted wait time through the 24-hours. During the 24-hour events some attractions will be closed for maintenance and safety checks.

Steve Bloom

By helping TouringPlans.com continue to reach the most accurate crowd level predictions, Steve finally found a way to meld his training in statistical analysis with a lifelong passion for Disney. He first visited the Magic Kingdom in 1972, just a few months after it opened. Now he enjoys frequent trips with his two kids. At age four his son insisted on wearing cowboy boots to reach the height requirement for Test Track, and his daughter believes that a smoked turkey leg and Dole Whip make a perfectly balanced meal. Even though she doesn't quite get it, Steve's wife is supportive of his Disney activities.

9 thoughts on “24-Hour Summer Kick-Off Celebrations Wait Times”

Hey, great post! We will be there that day, I have already done our personalized touring plan. Will this effect our plan? We would love to do everything in Fantasyland, Frontierland, Adventureland,and all the mountains. Any tips or advice? Thanks for all you do!

All this information is already being used on the backend of your personalized touring plan. As the day proceeds you may want to re-optimize. I have not been to a 24-hour event since the first one. On that day the crowds were not evenly distributed. At 2am Tomorrowland was packed, but Frontierland and Adventureland was not.

Eek! I’m planning on Disneyland and California Adventure on May 22 (the 24 hour kickoff). #1- Am I crazy? #2- Is there a chance that Disneyland will close for capacity? I have a reservation at the Blue Bayou that afternoon.

A little disappointed that to date no special announcements have been made about the event at MK. Oh well me and my daughters are going to do all 24 hours anyway. We did 19 on New Years Eve so whats five more hours?